Trust Investment Advisors Has $1.88 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Trust Investment Advisors decreased its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,465 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 330 shares during the period. Motorola Solutions makes up 1.1% of Trust Investment Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Trust Investment Advisors’ holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,877,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $650,426,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $9,413,403,000 after purchasing an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 49.1% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 746,011 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $325,558,000 after purchasing an additional 245,739 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $87,162,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 14.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,520,116 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $665,522,000 after purchasing an additional 187,400 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. The trade was a 43.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $443.95 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $462.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $437.44. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.96 billion, a PE ratio of 35.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.97.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.24 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the topic of a number of research reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.00.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.